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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

37-2019 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other

All building cleaning workers not listed separately.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
18,150 9.7 % $16.96 $35,270 3.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.47 $11.98 $15.01 $19.55 $27.11
Annual Wage (2) $21,770 $24,920 $31,230 $40,660 $56,390


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 13,900 0.63 $17.29 $35,960
Residential Building Construction 440 0.05 $17.05 $35,460
Traveler Accommodation 410 0.02 $13.00 $27,040
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 310 0.04 $15.56 $32,360
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 300 0.01 $13.13 $27,310

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 13,900 0.63 $17.29 $35,960
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services 210 0.13 $17.54 $36,490
Residential Building Construction 440 0.05 $17.05 $35,460
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions 60 0.04 $13.07 $27,180
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 310 0.04 $15.56 $32,360

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 200 0.02 $22.64 $47,100
Facilities Support Services 50 0.03 $20.17 $41,950
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 50 0.01 $20.01 $41,620
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 180 (7) $18.62 $38,730
Home Furnishings Stores (8) (8) $17.93 $37,300


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 2,780 0.32 2.56 $16.87 $35,090
Maryland 1,600 0.59 4.80 $16.29 $33,880
Colorado 840 0.31 2.53 $15.85 $32,970
Georgia 830 0.18 1.50 $17.91 $37,240
Oregon 790 0.41 3.35 $16.98 $35,320




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 1,600 0.59 4.80 $16.29 $33,880
Oregon 790 0.41 3.35 $16.98 $35,320
Florida 2,780 0.32 2.56 $16.87 $35,090
Colorado 840 0.31 2.53 $15.85 $32,970
South Carolina 490 0.23 1.87 $13.35 $27,770




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York (8) (8) (8) $21.61 $44,950
Minnesota (8) (8) (8) $21.02 $43,730
Kentucky (8) (8) (8) $19.58 $40,720
Massachusetts (8) (8) (8) $18.63 $38,750
Connecticut 80 0.05 0.41 $18.40 $38,270





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,640 0.52 4.17 $15.77 $32,800
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 670 0.25 2.05 $20.74 $43,140
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 660 0.24 1.95 $18.17 $37,800
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 520 0.34 2.79 $15.23 $31,670
Salisbury, MD-DE 300 1.83 14.79 $15.22 $31,670
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 260 0.09 0.76 $17.89 $37,210
Baton Rouge, LA 240 0.61 4.92 (8) (8)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 100 0.07 0.55 $15.43 $32,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 50 0.02 0.17 $15.59 $32,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 40 0.08 0.64 $13.42 $27,920




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Salisbury, MD-DE 300 1.83 14.79 $15.22 $31,670
Baton Rouge, LA 240 0.61 4.92 (8) (8)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,640 0.52 4.17 $15.77 $32,800
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 520 0.34 2.79 $15.23 $31,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 670 0.25 2.05 $20.74 $43,140
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 660 0.24 1.95 $18.17 $37,800
Santa Rosa, CA 30 0.15 1.22 $17.09 $35,540
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 260 0.09 0.76 $17.89 $37,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 40 0.08 0.64 $13.42 $27,920
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 100 0.07 0.55 $15.43 $32,090




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (8) (8) (8) $24.67 $51,310
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 670 0.25 2.05 $20.74 $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL (8) (8) (8) $20.59 $42,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (8) (8) (8) $20.34 $42,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA (8) (8) (8) $20.10 $41,810
Grand Junction, CO (8) (8) (8) $19.63 $40,830
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 660 0.24 1.95 $18.17 $37,800
Boulder, CO (8) (8) (8) $18.14 $37,730
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 260 0.09 0.76 $17.89 $37,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (8) (8) (8) $17.32 $36,030


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020